Etihad to up India operations

Mumbai: Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will start final round of talks with aviation ministry officials in the third week of this month, seeking to start new services connecting Abu Dhabi to Indian cites.
Etihad Airways expects to get the nod to operate direct flights between UAE to Banaglore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.
At present, it operates seven flights from Mumbai and three from Delhi. The airline also aims to double its services from Mumbai and Delhi to Abu Dhabi. It has plans to start services to Sydney, Milan, Dublin, Shanghai and Kathmandu. “A team of Etihad Airways will meet Indian aviation officials in the third week of March. We want to start operations to Banaglore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad,” Neeraja Bhatia, manager-west & south, Etihad Airways told DNA Money.
The airline has placed orders for of 29 new aircraft - Boeing 777s and Airbus 320s, 340s and 380s for $8 billion.
05/03/07 Mithun Roy/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Foreign Mar 2007